diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua
index 07e6d42e1c..779016f2d1 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua
@@ -8172,7 +8172,7 @@ function vim.fn.setqflist(list, action, what) end
 ---
 --- @param regname string
 --- @param value any
---- @param options? table
+--- @param options? string
 --- @return any
 function vim.fn.setreg(regname, value, options) end
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.lua b/src/nvim/eval.lua
index 87850422b2..e03ee77141 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.lua
@@ -9756,7 +9756,7 @@ M.funcs = {
 
     ]=],
     name = 'setreg',
-    params = { { 'regname', 'string' }, { 'value', 'any' }, { 'options', 'table' } },
+    params = { { 'regname', 'string' }, { 'value', 'any' }, { 'options', 'string' } },
     signature = 'setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])',
   },
   settabvar = {